Veronica Widyadharma

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Veronica Widyadharma
Full nameMaria Veronica Widyadharma
Country (sports)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 45)
Prize money$7,870
Singles
Career record13–28
Highest rankingNo. 636 (1 May 1995)
Doubles
Career record18–31
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 429 (20 Nov 1995)
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Women's Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Chiang Mai Women's Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Chiang Mai Women's Doubles

Maria Veronica Widyadharma (born 9 November 1977), known as Veronica Widyadharma, [1] is an Indonesian former professional tennis player.

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Tennis career

While competing on the professional tour in the early 1990s, Widyadharma reached career high rankings of 636 for singles and 429 for doubles. She featured in her only WTA Tour singles main draw as a wildcard at the 1995 Wismilak Open, held in Surabaya, Indonesia. [2]

Widyadharma didn't play Fed Cup tennis for Indonesia, but did represent her country at both the Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Her individual medals at the SEA Games include a bronze for singles in 1993 and she was also a multiple gold medalist in the team event. At the 1994 Asian Games she was a silver medalist in the team event, as an unused player.

In the late 1990s she began playing varsity tennis for the UCF Knights and was a two-time TAAC Player of the Year. [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.April 1995 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Agustine Limanto Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Soon-nam
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ih-sook
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up2.September 1995 Samut Prakan, ThailandHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Agustine Limanto Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn
5–7, 6–1, 4–6

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References

  1. Greene, Jerry (19 March 1997). "Love Connection Sparks UCF Tennis". Orlando Sentinel .
  2. "Surabaya 1995 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  3. Greene, Jerry (28 March 1999). "Knights' Widyadharma Enjoys National Ranking". Orlando Sentinel .